calabash in Chinese
calabash in Chinese is 葫芦 — calabash means a tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
calabash in Chinese
葫芦
Pronounced: hú lu
The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.
What does "calabash" mean?
- noun A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
- noun The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.
- noun A container made from the mature, dried shell of the fruit of one of the above plants; also, a similarly shaped container made from some other material.
- noun A calabash and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
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What is "calabash" in Chinese?
"calabash" in Chinese is 葫芦. calabash means: A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
How do you pronounce 葫芦?
"calabash" in Chinese is 葫芦, pronounced "hú lu".
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